Lord of Industrialization

In the summer of 1027, after several heavy rains, the weather suddenly became hot.

The work in the farmland suddenly became much less, and the farmers could finally take a break, play a few games, drink some wine, and prepare for the upcoming summer harvest.

They had to rest, but the officials and staff of Wesson State were busier than Ami.

The day before yesterday, the farmers saw people from the city's tax bureau coming to ask them how much rent they had paid last year. Yesterday, people from the state tax department came to ask how much they had left after paying the rent. Today, the industry bureau came to ask how much they had left in the village. Metal farm tools and machinery, tomorrow the Commerce Bureau will ask itself how much money it costs to buy things other than food in a year.

Pieces of data were summarized, calculated, tabulated, analyzed, and finally put on Frederick's desk to prepare for Wesson's first five-year plan.

Frederick was so busy with this that he stopped his classes every morning. When Maria came to share the dividends from his hot air balloon, he didn't have time to play with him. Even Vanessa, who was delivering documents between various departments, didn't have time to play with him. I lost three pounds from running.

Time came to late July. After a series of wrangling and interest coordination between various departments and regions, the "Weisen State Development Plan from 1028 to 1032" was finally announced.

The "Wesson State Development Plan" was not only published in full in the "Wesson Daily News", but was also printed into a special booklet for sale.

One day in mid-August, in the city of Hanma near the mouth of the Elbe River in the far north of Weissensee, Shupaiya, who is in his thirties, tall and strong, invited his friend Bockner to his home.

In the garden pavilion of a mansion, Shupaiya put a copy of "Wesson State Development Plan" on the table and asked Bockner: "Have you ever read this?"

Bockner said with a smile: "While the mediocre people regard it as a fanciful story, the smart people are already looking for gold coins in it with magnifying glasses. Why, did your guild alliance find gold coins in it?"

Shupaiya did not answer, but smiled and said: "I saw the gold coins waving at you. The Duke of Wesson plans to develop the wood processing industry and shipbuilding industry in the Willibird District in the southeast of Wesson State. I suggest 伱Go try it.”

Bockner shrugged and said: "I can't build a boat by myself, even a boat on an inland river."

"A qualified shipbuilder cannot be trained in a few years. Before that, they could only build a bathtub."

Shupaiya naturally understood this truth and asked him seriously: "What if your entire shipyard is moved there?"

Bockner did not answer, looking deeply at the other person, waiting for his next words.

Shupaiya sighed and said: "The Guild Hall Alliance has been in decline since the fall of the Second Pulan Empire. The business circle that surrounded the entire Beihai is no longer there."

"The port in the west was destroyed in the protracted war between the Kingdom of Lisenberg and the Kingdom of Gaul. The lowland areas supported by the Kingdom of Gaul divided the northwest trade with the Kingdom of England and the Green Island. The Ant people in the east have We reached the seaside and all the cargo terminals there were occupied."

"Now the Guild Hall Alliance only has a few places left to survive in the Rhine League and the Dark Land in the north. The president no longer wants to do anything and plans to give up his position to me, so that the alliance will eventually die in my hands."

Bockner nodded in agreement. Once upon a time, the Guild Hall Alliance was the largest maritime force in the North Sea. It could even veto the succession of the throne of small coastal countries. It was easy to enjoy the shade under the big trees, and the shipyard run by his family also made a lot of money.

But it doesn't work anymore. The decline of maritime power is followed by a decrease in ships. Many places in the once glorious shipyard have been turned into warehouses and rented to foreign merchants.

Shupaiya continued: "I have a plan. We will develop somewhere else. Wesson is the best choice."

"In Duke Wesson's development plan, we cannot interfere in promoting improved varieties, new agricultural machinery and building water conservancy projects in agriculture."

"But there are other areas where we can do a lot."

“According to the plan of the Duke of Wessen, in addition to the development of wood processing and shipbuilding industries in the Willibird district, there are also plans to develop cement, red brick and pottery manufacturing in the Wolnitz district southwest of Wessen district, and at the same time encourage the production of porcelain.”

"The Recha District in the northwest is the largest area in Wesson State, where farming, leather and food processing are developed, as well as the slime glue manufacturing industry."

"The Latibor district is in the northeast, where there are many mountains and forests, and papermaking and printing will be greatly developed."

"The Zirndorf district to the west of Nuremberg is small, and Duke Wesson plans to concentrate all the glass manufacturing industry there."

"The city of Nuremberg itself was a center of trade, and Duke Wesson placed the woolen textile industry there."

"In the core Wesson district there was smelting, machine production and cotton textile industry."

"The development of these industries requires capital. Although many of us are not as good at business as before, our savings are enough to invest in some industries there."

"I also noticed that Duke Wesson spent a lot of money to build schools, especially schools to train craftsmen."

"As you just said, it takes time to cultivate a craftsman. This shows that so many new industries have appeared in Wesson State in a short period of time, and there is now a shortage of craftsmen. There are many craftsmen here."

Bockner picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. He could tell that the long speech spoken by the guy opposite had been carefully thought out, and the last part of the speech was like an endorsement.

He felt that Shupaiya's words made sense, but it was impossible to put down his own wealth so easily. At least he had to go to Weisen State to investigate.

Bockner put down his teacup and asked, "What about you?"

Shupaiya replied mysteriously: "The former Secretary of Commerce of Weisen State was sent to Cod Island for committing a crime, and this position is vacant."

Bockner was not an idiot. He reacted immediately and said calmly: "In other words, you use us as your capital to obtain this position."

Shupaiya said unabashedly: "If I become the Secretary of Commerce of Wesson, can I lose you?"

Bokner just smiled. This kind of thing is commonplace for them. The big businessmen in Hanma City are inextricably connected with the officials.

Shupaiya sighed again and said: "The east is not peaceful right now. Maybe it will affect us here one day, but Weisen State is still safe."

Bockner nodded in agreement.

In late April, an army of more than 300 people from Weisen State stationed in the Weisen Territory and other areas north of Hanma City.

Half a month later, a 500-man coalition of nobles from the east crossed the Elbe River in an attempt to plunder the Weisen Territory and other places.

The battle ended in one night. No one knew what happened. The only survivor of the invaders was a frightened man who was found among the corpses and kept muttering "Devil, the devil is coming."

According to later intelligence statistics, only more than a hundred people participated in the battle, and the rest of Wesson's army was stationed in various towns that night.

At the same time, flames broke out in places not defended by Weisen's army. Many villages and towns were plundered by invaders from the east. Even the caravans outside Hanma City were robbed.

Nowadays, there are rumors that Wei Senjun is a human during the day, but at night he turns into a devil with eyes as big as beer glasses.

Matters like the devil are handled by the Church of Light, and businessmen like Shupaiya and Bokner are concerned about their own safety.

The safety issue almost convinced Bockner that no matter how much money you have, you have to spend it with your life.

At this moment, Shupaiya's men brought a piece of news. The two were surprised when they heard it, and then they smiled brightly.